ERIC Number: EJ1398433
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0260-7476
EISSN: EISSN-1360-0540
Developing New Professional Identities: From In-Service Teacher to In-Service Teacher Educator
Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, v49 n4 p680-694 2023
This case study reports on the professional identity development of a group of beginning in-service teacher educators in Türkiye. The focus was on investigating how a group of in-service teacher educators' participation in professional communities and their collaboration with experienced educators and teachers affected their professional identity development. Within the qualitative constructivist paradigm, twelve participants were interviewed for unearthing the social and relational dimensions of developing as teacher educators in Turkish in-service teacher education (INSET) context. The analysis drew on the theoretical-methodological framework which is composed of five identity lenses (becoming, doing, knowing, being, and belonging). The findings indicated that a supportive community of colleagues and the attitudes of INSET participants were the building blocks of teacher educators' development. This article highlights the significance of professional collaboration and the crucial influence of INSET participants on in-service teacher educators' identity development.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Identity, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Educators, Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Experienced Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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